"Having a community arts hub is a really beneficial thing for a community to have," Brown said. "Communities need implementation strategies where they can make naturally affordable housing. That's partly what we're going to do here."

For Logan Heights, the area east of Interstate 5, Bread & Salt could be the start of arts-oriented activities that complement similar developments in Barrio Logan, west of the freeway.

"If we can knit communities back together, through arts," he said, "that's great!"